Breaking Dawn Part 1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is a 2011–2012 set of two romantic vampire films directed by Bill Condon and based on the novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. The two individual films form the fourth and fifth installments in the The Twilight Saga series. All three main cast members, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprise their roles.

Part 1, rated PG-13, was released on November 18, 2011, and Part 2 will be released on November 16, 2012. As of February 2012, the first film has grossed over $702 million worldwide. It has received mostly negative reviews from critics. Wyck Godfrey and Karen Rosenfelt served as executive producers for the film, along with the author of the series, Stephenie Meyer; the screenplay was written by Melissa Rosenberg, the screenwriter of the first three entries. "Part 2" will be released by Lionsgate in the US, in consequence of the merge between Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment. Part 1 was released on DVD on Saturday, February 11, 2012 in the United States. There was a special midnight release event, with a sneak peek of Part 2, at participating Target stores.